AWAKE FEATURED AT PRINCETON ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL

Official Selection

Princeton, NJ

AWAKE, A Dream From Standing Rock has been chosen as an Official Selection of the 2018 Princeton Environmental Film Festival! It will be shown on April 12 at 4:45pm in Friend 101 on the Princeton university Campus. This is such an exciting opportunity and we are so honored to be included!

By&nbspStephanie Cassidy&nbsp/ Photo&nbspBy&nbspJosh Fox

THE BUZZ

“…One Of The Most Important Films Of The Year”

CRESCENTVALE
April 20, 2017

“Standing Rock documentary shows film can give voice to the powerless”

DAILY HERALD
APRIL 4, 2017

“Standing Rock Doc Turns Lens on Defiant #NODAPL Movement”

Hollywood Reporter
April 19, 2017

“North Dakota‘s ‘water protectors‘ bring their pipeline story to film”

Reuters
April 21, 2017

SCREENINGS

April 12, 2018

Princeton, NJ

Friend 101 at Princeton University CampusPrinceton Environmental Film Festival

Native communities all too often have not had control of their own narratives and we need Indigenous voices telling Indigenous stories. At AWAKE Media, we envision a world where the youth have the resources and tools necessary to tell their stories of resistance and cultural engagement. Our goal is to train and engage native youth in new schools of media and storytelling, bringing light to frontline communities and aiding the creation of new media content in every shape, size and format imaginable.

The Media Fellowship is a week-long training summit in camerawork, editing, storytelling, leadership, and healing in the Delaware River Basin area of Pennsylvania, including a day trip to New York City, with award winning journalists and filmmakers followed by a year of close mentorship where we help fellows develop a media series or film.

So if you are interested or know someone who is, please click here for a copy of the application and be sure to submit by May 5th!

We know that these stories and talent exist – we want to help them flourish.

Environmental History reviews AWAKE

Academic Journal Review by Nick Estes

New York

For many that were at Standing Rock during the protest encampment, it's hard to describe the duality of daily life. It was beautiful in that it allowed us to reimagine freedom, but it was also met with state repression. In his review of our film, Nick Estes (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) beautifully describes this complexity and how it informed AWAKE. In his own words, "Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock is more than a documentary; it is a jarring dream sequence, a cinematic poem of juxtaposed images and scenes of life and violence that defined the months-long Indigenous-led protest against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) north of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation."

By&nbspStephanie Cassidy&nbsp/ Photo&nbspBy&nbspAbby Flitton

DECEMBER 22, 2017

AWAKE to be featured in KIPCOR Film Series

Upcoming Event

North Newton, KS

AWAKE, A Dream From Standing Rock will be featured in Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution's Film Series on January 14th, 2018 at 3pm! The event is at Krehbiel Auditorium in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on campus in collaboration with the Mennonite Central Committee. Bethel College's KIPCOR is one of the oldest regional peace institutes in the United States and focuses on conflict resolution and peacebuilding at many scales - both local and global. Part of their programming is an annual film series that brings independent films that center on social or political justice to North Newton. All of us here at AWAKE are happy to be included in this series! Journalist and AWAKE Director Myron Dewey will join KIPCOR for this screening and a Q&A session.

By&nbspStephanie Cassidy&nbsp/ Photo&nbspBy&nbspMyron Dewey

December 20, 2017

French Parliament Bans Fracking In All Territories

Bans oil and gas extraction by 2040

France

On December 19th, members of France's parliament voted to ban all production of oil and gas by 2040!! President Emmanuel Macron has positioned his administration towards renewables and aims to switch away from fossil fuels. While this is an amazing measure, it's important to remember that France remains 99% dependent on important hydrocarbon gas liquids, which are found in natural gas and crude oil. Read more here!

For those of us here at AWAKE, our communities mean everything to us. They teach us who we are, they care for us when we have trouble caring for ourselves, and they give us strength. That's why it's so important that we are active and thoughtful members of our communities. Recently, filmmaker Doug Good Feather, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, held a coat drive and holiday dinner through the Lakota Way Healing Center in Denver, CO! He later took the coats and toys gathered back up to Standing Rock for distribution. Doug and everyone at the Lakota Way Healing Center work tirelessly to help heal and build with the people of Denver. To learn more about LWHC and to find out how you can help, please visit their Facebook page or their website!

By&nbspStephanie Cassidy&nbsp/ Photo&nbspBy&nbspDoug Good Feather

“Our camp is gone, but our spirit is not broken”

VOA NEWS
APRIL 21, 2017

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

AWAKE Screened As NAHM Keynote Event

Past Event

Fort Collins, CO

November is nationally-recognized as Native American Heritage Month, celebrating the history and traditions of indigenous people! During this exciting time we got to visit Colorado State University, where AWAKE was screening as the NAHM Keynote Event. Held in partnership with CSU's Native American Cultural Center, 300 students, faculty, and activists attended the screening and Q&A session with Floris White Bull and Doug Good Feather. This was one of NACC's most attended events and was even featured on the front page of the Rocky Mountain Collegian!